Sony Xperia XZ Premium review: The showstopper

12 May 2017
The Sony Xperia XZ Premium has a gorgeous 4K display. Better yet, a 4K HDR display! The latest Snapdragon 835 chipset is pulling the strings and delivering lightning-fast LTE while the Adreno 540 is firing up millions of pixels in a heartbeat. With or without the mirror finish, this is one of the classiest designs around and waterproof, too.

Sort by:

  • k
  • k0l9
  • LH4
  • 13 May 2017

AnonD-664474, 13 May 20171. Diamond PenTile is not as sharp as RGB matrix, so a 2K s... moreA high sharpness in such a small screen size is totally useless

    Shots are worlds away from any xperia until now, even xzs, no artifacts. I guess thats quite premium. But, how long it takes to load image to 4K resolution on screen, or even how does look 4K image on screen when compared to other flagships, hope gsma answer this.

      [deleted post]No need, the camera samples speak for themselves.
      DxO mark will also testify to it.

        • A
        • Anonymous
        • 4S2
        • 13 May 2017

        [deleted post]A glass wrap around the body. Every phone uses plastic at the minimum to keep it lightweight.

          • A
          • Anonymous
          • 4S2
          • 13 May 2017

          AnonD-77443, 13 May 2017Screens can be a personal choice. Personally AMOLEDS are a ... moreNice try, but this does not prove anything. Why not try to compare real side by side low lights comparison.

            • ?
            • Anonymous
            • IbF
            • 13 May 2017

            looks like a winner

              • D
              • AnonD-664474
              • UD%
              • 13 May 2017

              AnonD-72356, 13 May 2017Galaxy S8's wqHD+ super amoled display is much sharper and ... more1. Diamond PenTile is not as sharp as RGB matrix, so a 2K sAMOLED Diamond PenTile = 1080p IPS LCD RGB

              2. Still doesn't take away the 807 ppi that is pushed by the screen. Thus it is of a smaller screen size which means its pixels are more dense than that of the S8/S8+

                • ?
                • Anonymous
                • 60E
                • 13 May 2017

                LOL
                Big Bezel + Plastic Carbonate = Fugly

                  • A
                  • Anonymous
                  • 4S2
                  • 13 May 2017

                  AnonD-72356, 13 May 2017Galaxy S8's wqHD+ super amoled display is much sharper and ... moreThen how did the washed out red look like orange? You call that content better?

                    • A
                    • Arian Adler
                    • ELT
                    • 13 May 2017

                    AnonD-72356, 13 May 2017Galaxy S8's wqHD+ super amoled display is much sharper and ... moreIt's really easy to understanding:

                    " Philosophy Reason for 4K HDR display is CONTENT " Do you really want to running 4K in XZp ? All time?? What do you think about 10.000 mAh battery capacity and thickness more than 2.7 centimeters!?

                      AnonD-649504, 13 May 2017I don't understand that a lot of comment trashing the phone... moreYup, overall it is just a great camera phone.
                      Really excellent in good light, takes really great lowlight shots even in automode if well stabilised. Video performance is superb, both front and back.

                        XtremE16, 13 May 2017Gsm arena ! Performance test is few oh no... We need everyt... moreYup, where are on screen graphic benchmarks?
                        Antutu?

                          • H
                          • HK Sam
                          • u{P
                          • 13 May 2017

                          Should do a new camera test not just copying all stuffs from the previous XZs review bcoz as I known the software on Z5P improved and the camera turned out more clear.

                            AnonD-77443, 13 May 2017Sorry Sony but that low light camera performance is just te... moreYes, but its great in lowlight when stabilised, as seen by samples here.
                            And much, much better in good light.
                            And the batterylife as tested by pharena is equal to s8/s8+ in SoT under heavy actual use scenario, getting 8hr15min SoT... 20 min more than S8 and 15 min lesd than S8plus.

                              • A
                              • Arian Adler
                              • ELT
                              • 13 May 2017

                              AnonD-649504, 13 May 2017I don't understand that a lot of comment trashing the phone... more"Seem like you guy buying phone just to take picture in the *dark" probably they are Adventures In The Dark!
                              polycarbonate sides! When it called In The Name Of Premium!! Antenna, signal and WiFi... Maybe So! It's OK
                              If you like it (watching movies) just get some HEVC x265
                              If you like it (listening to music) just get a good earphone
                              If like it (taking pictures, movies) just go to lighter arena lol

                                • D
                                • AnonD-72356
                                • U@b
                                • 13 May 2017

                                AnonD-664474, 13 May 20172K? Are there any content made in that resolution? It's t... moreGalaxy S8's wqHD+ super amoled display is much sharper and better than Xperia XZ premium's full HD display which will turn 4k only during watching 4k content.

                                  AnonD-668349, 13 May 2017Normal people don't take too many low light pictures. If yo... moreBut on the contrary, photos look really great even in automode lowlight when stabilized.
                                  http://m.gsmarena.com/showpic2.php3?sImg=reviews/17/sony-xperia-xz-premium/camera/gsmarena_061.jpg&idReview=1610&idPage=9

                                  And in good light there is just no match.

                                    • ?
                                    • Anonymous
                                    • wry
                                    • 13 May 2017

                                    AnonD-664474, 13 May 2017And you are in loved with Samsung back when they were using... moreBack when samsung was making plastic phones.

                                    i got a z1 instead due to premium design.

                                    no plastic sides on z1 unlike XZ P.

                                    chinese brands are the way to go if you don't want iPhone.

                                    RIP to my Z1, first and last sony i will buy

                                      • D
                                      • AnonD-664474
                                      • UD%
                                      • 13 May 2017

                                      AnonD-77443, 13 May 2017I'm a Samsung fan but really want Sony to succeed. We need ... moreTelling them what they should do will not do anything.
                                      Better yet just buy their good phones and stay from the weak ones so then they'll realize what they need to change and that there are something in the strong models that they need to improve.

                                      Barely anyone bought the Z5 but the XZ sold well. Now they learned to lower megapixel and improve lens quality.

                                      Sony is just starting to learn back. The change in camera hardware is just the beginning of them realizing what they need to do. At IFA 2017, I'm gonna expect a flagship camera phone with JDI AMOLED 4K HDR screen, better speaker volumes, newer fresh design, smallest bezels to be ever seen (99% STB Ratio FTW), 12mp 1" sensor f1.0 2um pixelsi

                                        • ?
                                        • Anonymous
                                        • wry
                                        • 13 May 2017

                                        AnonD-664474, 13 May 2017And you are in loved with Samsung back when they were using... moreare you slow?

                                        i clearly said i would not even consider samsung